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Joe Foley News

So I thought I’d be getting off a slightly easier doing the Michaux Maximus 40 miler, instead of Lodi. Boy was I wrong!

The rain, low temps and fresh trail combined to form a 6 hour and 29 minute slog fest. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten that beat up by a course. I opted for the 40 miler because it fit my training goals for the season – longer XXC races in preparation for the American Mountain Classic 4 day stage race. The rainy forecast didn’t completely turn me away, since Saturday was pretty nice and Sunday’s forecast relatively similar. Not so in Michaux. It was raining steadily when I got there, and continued to rain, in varying intensities throughout the day.

As usual, the Michaux crew put a lot of effort into hosting a good race, but the elements were definitely a challenge this year. I think I’ve only been muddier once before, and that was my first Lodi experience. Mud built up on my bike, covered my glasses and permeated every piece of clothing, bearing, camel back, water bottle, gel packet. I ate a great deal of mud. My glasses became utterly useless 15 miles in, which made the ‘high speed’ fire-road sections difficult because I had to keep my eyes closed for most of those (not the best call). I wished for a front fender many times during the ‘race.’

My other trouble was traction. Climbs, particularly on the newly cut trail, were punctuated by grinding spin-outs with my rear wheel sinking into the loamy trail trying to find purchase, and when finding none, forcing me off of the bike. Downhills, swooping and curving, were dicey. The famed rocks of Michaux were surrounded by buttery mud-fests which had me sliding sideways down the trail with one foot off of the pedal at all times. Technical sections were hazardous and saw me dismounting over terrain I would normally not blink at, as Roger Masse put it afterwards, “when in doubt, dismount.”  I did a lot of dismounting.

I finished 10th out of 23 in my class- I was right on the tail of ninth, by a few feet- we cruised in together, there was no glory in sprinting for a pip… best to just wrap it up calmly. 

My highpoint was at the final aid station (known as desperation station), at mile 37 or something. There was a steep drop-in to the station, I intended on rolling through without stopping. But someone yelled out to me- “Hey MATTY!” It was Larry Camp, volunteering at the aid station. We chatted as I slowed down and grumbled about conditions. I started riding away and he suggestively shouted- “I’ve got a secret stash of beer here, if you want some!?” I turned around and rode back thinking, “at this point, what could it hurt?” I chugged a cup of dark nutty beer. It got a fire going in my gut and I actually felt better than I had for hours. I caught and passed a guy on the 2 mile up-hill slog to the finish. The day will stick in my head as determined but one of the more miserable races I’ve ever done. It was quite a contrast to last week’s 90+ degree day at Greenbriar.

Matt Donahue News

12 Rojas Raul DCMTB Fueled by WholeFoods Market

By Raul

A couple of weekends ago, I participated in my first race this year. Rockburn Reloaded in Elkridge, MD was the second XC race I have done so far. Cranky Monkey at Wakefield was my first one last year. With little experience, it is hard for me to compare this race to others but I can say that I really enjoyed this race and I would do it again next year. The course was not too technical and rather fast.

I raced as a Cat2, 19-39, formerly the Sport category. The field was pretty big, over 50 people, I think. Since I don’t really know any of the other racers, I could not tell before the race who was fast and who wasn’t. I knew during the CX season last year that if I was close to John Rogers, I was doing well. During this race, I only recognized Mike Birner who is a solid Elite Master CX racer. I was expecting that he was going to be in the top 10 or better. My goal before the race was also to be in the top 10 but I was not sure whether it was a good idea to try to stay close to him. I was a little worried that I would run out of gas late in the race. I couldn’t decide whether to give as much as I could at the beginning or take a more conservative approach and just ride my own pace.

I really did not have too much time to think about my strategy because a couple of minutes after I got to the start line in a good position on the second line, the judge said “Go!” I wasn’t prepared for the start, mentally or physically. My bike felt that it was not in the right gear and who knows what else. All I know is that probably half of the field passed me during the start-sprint.  So if I had a plan to stay close to Mike Birner or the top 10, that plan was immediately scrapped. Once I reacted and got going, my new goal was to pass as many people as I could to get to some good position. I knew that about 20 people were ahead of me at the start so, if I could pass about 10 of them, I would have a good race.

That basically summarized my race. I rode as hard as I could and passed people along the way. At some point, I was passed by the winner of the 40+ Cat2 and the Single Speed Cat winner as well. Near the end of the second 5-mile loop, I saw Mike Birner and, for the remainder of the race (we did three 5+ mile loops), I chased him but never really got to him. I finished 12th in the end. I could not beat a couple of guys at the last sprint, by then because my legs were cooked. The top 8 guys were totally racing a different race. They were really fast (to my standards at least) and I never got to see any of them.

Overall, this event felt more like a cyclocross than an mtb race. It was very fast with short climbs and not too technical. There weren’t really any down hills or flats on which to recover. I was pedaling hard the whole time. I felt after the race that a top 10 finish in this Cat2 race for me is within reach, it depends of course, on who shows up that day.

Excuse my Spanglish!
Raul “la maquina tica”

Darren 2009, Mountain Bike

No this is not the new DCMTB outfit, but was supporting Family Bikes our new shop sponsor until the new Kit comes in.

The first race is in the books for DCMTB in 2009.  Not the most stellar ride, but Darren showed that a DCMTB rider doesn’t quit when they are down.

From Darren Biggs

I drove down on Friday and got to the Blue Ridge School, about 15 miles northwest of Charlottesville, Virginia, just in time to do a pre-ride of the course.  During the pre-ride, I was thought that it was the hardest mountain bike race course that I have ever done.  And that was on the beginner loop which was around 7-8 miles long.  The course had some massive climbs and lots of technical rock sections. It reminded me of a cross between Big Bear and Gambril but without the fast sections besides a lone doubletrack downhill.

After the 1st Lap

RaceDay
As usual, I got up with plenty of time but still didn’t leave on time.   I got to the race site in perfect weather with just 20 minutes before my race goes off.  I lined up at the back of the expert field and that was where I would stay all day.  My game plan was to ride fast, but not to push myself like I did last year at Greenbrier.  I am not in shape so I knew that I needed the miles, and a good hard effort would help my conditioning.

Lap 1
Course had cleaned up since Friday.  There were only like three sections that I needed to scamper though.  I was riding pretty consistently.  I passed one guy on the trail but he was the last person I would pass.

Lap 2
For the sport and expert riders after lap one, the race course included another climb up some switchback with a bunch of rocks laying around.  I kept a pretty good pace up the climb and, by this time, I am riding with the top sport guys.  I was able to get through a tricky rocky section which had a cheering spectator. After that climbing effort, I was starting to feel my back so I started thinking about quitting after the second lap and calling it a day. I wanted to finish so I rode conservatively to have enough energy for the third lap and final.

Lap 3
After my second lap, I told my cheering section that I would need 1:10 to complete another lap.  Boy was I wrong! On the third lap, it was all I could do to just keep pedaling. I no longer took the steep downhill sweepers as fast because I didn’t want to wreck. I had to walk more of the short steep grunters where I was able to ride before. My lack of base miles was really showing that last lap, I started to get muscle cramps. By half way through the second lap, I went from racing to riding and then, in the third lap, I went from riding to just surviving. It was right about this time that one of the two expert female racers passed me. I was almost done but the super slow grass section to the finish almost killed me.

after racing 3:45, ouch!

I don’t have my official results but here are the stats:

24 miles
4600 feet of elevation!!
Race time: 3:45
It was the longest XC (not enduro) race I have ever done.  For reference, the Greenbrier NORBA Mid-Atlantic National qualifier only took 2:07.

Things that went well:

• The Vining Cabin was a great base for the weekend with the other couples.  We did a winery, got to see the horses, and play some games.
• The pre-ride was beneficial because I knew that I was going to need to “save” myself.
• Making an effort to lockout the front shock and stand for parts of certain climbs helped.
• Not overly stressing my lower back and ruin my season.
• Actually got through the mental hurdle of doing the third lap.
• Putting in a just barely sub-4 hour hard effort in nice weather should help the conditioning.
• I rode two obstacles on the course I didn’t believe I could ride.

What I learned:

• I need to train on an indoor trainer or do spinning class in the winter.
• The Stannardsville area has some good biking (did a cross dirt ride here last year).
• I still need to work on my technical skills.
• I need to replace my cables and drive train soon.
• The course that I thought was maybe too hard for a race was actually a great course. If they put berms on a couple of turns and correct 2-3 approaches to rock gardens, it will be about perfect.

Darren 2009, Mountain Bike, News, Race Reports

From March 14

There was to be a pre-ride at the bakers dozen course so we decided to have a DCMTB ride since several of us were going to be there. We had Tom, Lynne, Scardiville on his new custom 29er with nice compact crankset. Mike Sweeney a new DCMTB recruit came out but had drank too much the night before-bad mt. biker :-), Chris and Mark rounded out the group. We rode the trail, and they are running it backwards from last year, but the same way as the first Bakers Dozen. Scardiville was leading us out on the new bike, with myself following behind. Everything was going great until I stopped to tighten my seat post clamp, and I broke the bolt! So I did the rest of the ride standing and sitting on my seat that was slowly going down into my seat tube. I quit after one lap, but the others did another. I think halfway through their next lap the rain finally came that had been forecasted. I found out that the issue with my seatpost slipping was the seat collar. The Salsa seat collar which is nice, was a tad big, once I put on an old Gary Fisher quick release the seatpost stayed pat. I am for the Bakers dozen race, but also sad cause our teammate Samantha will not be there cause of her operation and recuperation(get better soon). So not sure who Mike K. and I will race with.

Darren Mountain Bike, News

DCMTB enters it’s 11th year, and has been steadily growing and keeping to it’s roots of riders, who like to have fun as well as race.  For 2009 we have added 10 new riders that will only add to the mix of good times.

• Matt Donahue (Captain)
• Marc Gwadz (Board)
• Chris Clarke (Treasurer)
• Darren Biggs (Board)
• Brian Poochigian (Secretary)
• Joe Foley
• Tris Newbury
• Joel Gwadz
• Mike Klasmeier
• Mike Scardaville
• Dave Vannier
• Tom Vaughn
• Mike Pearce
• Kent Baake
• Jon Wheaton
• Mark Drajem
• Ilana Knopf
• JJ Foley
• Raul Rojas
• Michael Mathias
• Sarah Mathias
• Lynne Oliver
• Vince Gunville
• Mark Wigfield
• Mike Sweeney*
• Samantha Williams*
• Corey Twyman*
• John Rogers*
• Chris Danaceau*
• Kevin Stapleton*
• Tom Mackay*
• JonathanSeibold*
• Craig Wharton*
• Leland Goodwin*

*New Member This Year

Darren Press Releases

Pictured left to right: Marc Gwadz, AFRH Chief Operating Officer Tim Cox, Matt Donahue, Chris Clarke.

In recognition of their service to our country, and in gratitude for their generosity in letting us host the City Bikes DCCX race on their campus, DCMTB made a donation of $1000 along with a park bench to the residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Darren News

The DCMTB crew came out to Rockburn cross with high spirits after having hosted City Bikes’ DCCX cyclocross race the weekend before. Notable performances included Marc Gwadz finishing strong in 15th in the Elite Masters race, as well as Chris Clarke with a solid 23rd. Two good efforts were made by guys bouncing back from sickness: Raul Rojas finished 17th in the Masters 3/4 while Matt Donahue finished 19th in the CAT 3/4 race. Other team members: Dave, JJ, Wiggy, Pooch, and Mike S, represented the team with fine performances. Darren and Michael experienced some mechanical issues.  Darren threw in the towel before the final lap due to his mech. issues while Michael earned the trooper award for continuing on after he got a new wheel he picked up gave him crappy shifting through the end of the race.

More pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lovedabikes/RockburnCX08#

Darren 2008, Cyclocross, News

DCCX Men 1/2/3 10/26/2008
Category: 35 starters Winning Time: 60:54

Place Time Last Name First Name Team
1 1:00:54 SCHEMPF Weston C3-Sollay.com!
2 1:01:21 GALLAGHER Michael C3-SOLLAY.COM
3 1:02:07 LEE BOBBY
4 1:02:14 GALEGHER SEAN
5 1:02:37 LANGLEY Russ Batley- Harley Davidson
6 1:02:44 BUCKLES JEFF
7 1:02:44 WULFKAHLO ANDREW
8 1:02:57 WITTWER Greg ALAN North America Cycling Team
9 1:03:40 NIETERS Jared Haymarket Bicycles/Function Drinks
10 1:03:42 HESEL Todd Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
11 1:05:18 HAYNES MASON
12 1:05:31 BREWER John Haymarket Bicycles p/b Function Drinks
13 1:05:36 WEAVER Dave ALAN N. America Cycling Team
14 FOUCHE Brian AVC/Team Hagerstown-Washington Co
15 JONES Taylor Inland Construction/BTD
16 Wagner James W
17 PAPADOPOULOS Yanni The Valley Athletic Club
18 SHOGREN Gunnar SoBe/Cannondale
19 1:03:47 Hipp Todd
20 1:03:57 ANDERSON Terry Haymarket Bicycles p/b Function Drinks
21 1:04:31 MCGILL Chris WV29er/CANNONDALE MTB TEAM
22 1:04:41 TILLE Dan Fulcrum Coaching
23 1:04:53 SEYMOUR Nate Potomac Velo Club
dnf WOOD David Bike Doctor Waldorf
dnf MILNE Judd
dnf ELLICOTT Evan Bike Doctor / Bayside Velo
dnf SPONSEL Alistair Team Type 1
dnf STOOP Michael Altius Cyclocross
dnf DEWALD Ryan Battley Harley Davidson
dnf DAVIS Michael Bike Doctor
dnf HAMMAKER KYLE
dnf WILCOX DAVID
dnf MAYHEW CHRIS
dnf VAN LIEROP ANTHONY
dns MACKAY Thomas Team Latitude

Elite Women 1/2/3
Category: 19 starters Winning Time:46:36

Place Tiime Last Name First Name Team
1 46:36:00 BUERKLE Patty Vanderkitten
2 46:51:00 GAVIN Kristin Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon
3 47:26:00 SHOGREN Elizabeth Sobe - Cannondale
4 47:32:00 KEMMERER Arley Hub Racing
5 47:34:00 SHELDON Libbey Tokyo Joe’s
6 47:48:00 WILLIAMS Samantha Sorella Cycling/BVM Engineering
7 48:23:00 SPANOGLE Terri NCVC/Inova Health System
8 48:30:00 CHURCH Kristine Human Zoom/ Pabst Blue Ribbon
9 48:39:00 BRISENO Christina C3-Sollay.com
10 48:59:00 Evers Sonja
11 51:54:00 ADAMS Kristina All American Bicycle Center
12 52:20:00 CARAVELLA SARAH
13 52:56:00 HARKER Marni Team Kenda Tire
14 53:10:00 CANDRIAN Lorena HPC powered by Altarum
DNF SWARTZ Melanie Velo Bella
DNF HARLOW Elizabeth C3-Sollay.com
DNF STARK Laura The Pony Shop
DNF HUIZING Marjan Team Kenda Tire
DNS MADEIRA Lindsay Vulvalution

Category: Masters 35+/45+ 123 47 starters Winning Time: 41:50

Place 45+ Time Last Name First Name Team
1 41:50:00 SAUNDERS Blair Secret Henry’s Team
2 42:00:00 GALLAGHER MICHAEL
3 X 42:31:00 KUTNEY Mark Van Dessel Cycles
4 X 42:32:00 SHOGREN Gunnar SoBe/Cannondale
5 42:34:00 AUER Kristopher C3-Sollay.Com
6 42:34:00 VAN LIEROP Anthony Hunt Valley Bicycles-Marathon Roofing/HVB
7 X 42:34:00 SHIAO Bernie Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
8 X 42:55:00 KOLB Michael C3-Sollay.com
9 42:55:00 GWADZ Marc DCMTB/City Bikes
10 43:19:00 MEALEY Sean Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
11 43:29:00 NEWELL Chris Sublime Athletics Velo
12 X 43:30:00 CLARKE Christopher DCMTB/City Bikes
13 43:49:00 WAGNER James W.
14 X 43:55:00 CORDISCO JEFF
15 43:59:00 SCOTT CHRIS
16 X 44:07:00 HUEBNER Ron Potomac Velo Club
17 44:12:00 NYSTROM Chris C3-Sollay.com !
18 44:20:00 MILNE Judd
19 44:24:00 HOLMAN Barry Team Fuji
20 44:27:00 FRITSCH Joe College Park Bicycles
21 44:31:00 HOUGHTON Jonathan
22 X 44:48:00 MASSE Roger Trek/VW East
23 44:54:00 Paisley Scott Bike Doctor
24 X 44:56:00 DOWNING Shawn Chesapeake Wheelmen/King Pawn
25 45:00:00 MCGILL Chris WV29er/CANNONDALE MTB TEAM
26 X 45:16:00 GREENE Albert Yellow Breeches Racing
27 45:50:00 FUENTES Dave Battley Harley Davidson pb Van Dessel
28 46:10:00 BIRNER Michael Ben’s Performance Bike’s/BMC
29 46:12:00 BUCHNESS Michael PedalShop
30 X 47:29:00 KENSINGER Karl NCVC/Inova Health System
31 X 47:43:00 BRECKENMAKER Kevin Yellow Breeches Racing
32 X 48:16:00 LORTZ Chip kelly benefit strategies/lsv amateur racing
33 47:43:00 DAVIS Michael
34 48:16:00 LEAVER Erik NCVC/Inova Health System
35 49:00:00 LUMM BRANDON
36 50:50:00 DOWNS Jay Fort Factory Team/Wvu Healthcare
37 X (+1) 51:11 CZAPIEWSKI Peter AMVC/DND Inc
38 (+1) 42:34 ROHR Keith Adventures for the Cure
39 X (+1) 44:15 JINKS Mike BikeWorks Racing
40 (+1) 47:43 SAUNDERS James Route 1 Velo/Arrow Bicycles
dnf CONNOLLY Karl Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV
dnf RALEY John ARTEMIS
dns X SIMONDS Joshua Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volvo
dnf GASTON Jeffrey
dnf X BILOTTA Tony Van Dessel Factory Team
dnf RUSNAK DAVID
dnf ELLICOTT EVAN

Cat 3/4 Men
91 starters Winning Time: 42:47

Place Time Last Name First Name Team
1 42:47 MATHIAS Ian Hunt Valley Bicycles / Marathon Roofing
2 43:01 DRISCOLL Alex Adventures For the Cure
3 43:35 DRISCOLL Adam Adventures For the Cure
4 44:07 MAYHEW Chris JBV Coaching
5 44:21 MURPHY Kyle The Bike Lane
6 44:32 FADER Evan Battley Harley Davidson pb Van Dessel
7 44:39 MUDD Jim Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
8 44:48 FIFE Steve Bike Doctor
9 44:59 SANDUSKY Luke
10 45:07 PARSE Matt Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes
11 45:09 BROADWATER Mark C3-Sollay.com
12 45:15 KENNEDY Peter C3-Sollay.com
13 45:18 ASHMAN Joseph
14 45:53 HERMANSON Charly Kelly Benefits Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
15 46:00 PEARCE Michael DCMTB/CITYBIKES
16 46:06 WALENCIKOWSKI Judd Bike Doctor
17 46:20 EBRIGHT Alex
18 46:27 HOSTETTER III John C3-Sollay.com
19 46:30 WILCOX David Cambridge Bicycle/Igleheart Frames
20 46:34 ECKSTEIN Drew
21 46:44 BANNON Ryan The Bike Lane
22 46:47 MONTE-SANO Alex
23 46:54 Mackay Thomas
24 47:12 CARRICO Robert Altius Cycling Team
25 47:18 ROBINSON Evan
26 47:35 HARDY Ryan C3-Sollay.com
27 47:36 RISKUS Stephen AABC
28 47:41 Shattuck Trevor Hunt Valley
29 47:51 BIGGS Darren DCMTB\City Bikes
30 48:07 CHAMBERLIN Andrew
31 48:09 NEWILL Ryan Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
32 48:17 DONAHUE Matthew DCMTB/City Bikes
33 48:20 FABER Gregoire NCVC/Inova Health System
34 48:31 MORRISON Ian Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo
35 48:47 LEA Syd
36 48:48 ESMONDE Mike Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
37 48:49 JAMMET Christophe CRCA/ NYVELOCITY
38 48:57 HENNESSY Matthew Team BBC
39 KELADA Samir
40 SCARDAVILLE Michael DCMTB/City Bikes
41 CHENENKO Nathan
42 49:38 BRANCHEAU Matthew Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
43 49:42 WALLACE Vaughn Trek of Pittsburgh
44 49:48 LUECKE Willaim
45 50:48 POOCHIGAN BRAIN
46 MONCTON Jonathan
47 51:24 DOUGLAS Ryan Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
48 (+1) 42:50 KOTUN Joseph Evolution Cycling
49 (+1) 43:31 KELLY Robert NCVC/Inova Health System
50 (+1) BRADSHAW Zachary Cycling Club of Virginia Commonwealth University
51 (+1) 43:38 CONGROVE Cj
52 (+1) 43:55 CERNICH Scott Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
53 (+1) 44:13 KLASMEIER Mike
54 (+1) 44:15 PITMAN Kyle Latitude/ABRT
55 (+1) MARMO Steven CRCA/Setanta
56 (+1) ROHRER John Antietam Velo Club
57 (+1) 45:55 SHARP II Brown
58 (+1) HELMING Matthew
59 (+1) 46:39 Bravo Richard
60 (+1) Sugar Richie
61 (+1) 47:54 KING Caleb
62 (+1) HELMING Christopher
63 (+1) 49:39 GASTON Jeffrey
64 (+1) 49:41 SMITH Phil
65 (+1) MONCTON Jonathan
66 (+1) GIORDANO John Johnny Wetnutz
67 (+1) 51:39 ? ?
68 (+1) 51:55 O’BRYAN Shaun Proteus Bicycles
69 (+1) 52:39 SCHREIBER -STAINTHORP Aaron 1723
70 51:17 VENTOSA Joseph proteus bicycles
dnf OKEEFE Sam C3-Sollay.com
dnf YEAGER Sean Altius Cycling Team
dnf KAMENICK John evolution cycling
dnf DUDEK Ryan Racing Union
dnf WAHL Stephen AVC/ Team Hagerstown-Washington Co
dnf HENRY Peter Team Carytown Bicycle Company
dnf HAMPTON Robb Bike Doctor/Bayside Velo
dns LUMM Brandon Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes
dns BLACK Steven National Capital Velo Club/Inova Health
dns MILINKOVIC George Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
dns MUDD Jim Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
dns CAMPBELL Robert Bike Line
dns KENDALL Steven NCVC/Inova Health System
dns BAVIER John The Bike Rack
dns KENDALL Bradley NCVC/Inova Health System
dns FOLEY Joe DCMTB/City Bikes
dns MCKEEGAN Patrick Monticello Velo Club/Blue Wheel
dns CAPELLE Greg
dns JOYNER Paul
dns SO Anthony
dns SAUNDERS Will HPC

Category: Cat 3/4 Women 38 starters

Place Time Last Name First Name Team
1 47:55 OLIVER Lynne DCMTB
2 COLSANT Jean Squadra Coppi
3 51:37 BAYER Lindsay Potomac Velo Club
4 51:40 VAVASORI Angela Hunt Valley Bicycles
5 51:48 HILLESHEIM Lindsey Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
6 53:08 Tile Misty SMT
7 54:13 ANDERSON Cynthia AMVC/DND Inc.
8 PITT Jennifer C3-Sollay.com
9 ALEX Mary Artemis
10 KILDAY Lisa DC Triathlon Club
11 TUFANO Allyson
12 JOHNSON Cynthia Artemis
13 PETERSAN Doron The Bike Rack
14 ROSS Heather The Bike Rack
15 WEHLBERG Christine
16 DUGOVICH Lindsay Hunt Valley Bicycles
17 ZADNIK NEWELL Mary Sublime Athletics Velo
18 CASTOR Sioban SquadraCoppi/Im Saab
19 +1 lap LEA Tracy T.E.A.M. FUJI
20 +1 lap KUMM Yo
21 +1 lap GAYNOR Caroline CRCA/PROASSHIT.dk
22 +1 lap FRUSTACE PATRICIA
23 +1 lap SNAVELY Mary Anne Altius Cycling Team
24 +1 lap SWETT Tia
25 +1 lap HUEBNER Christina Potomac Velo Club
26 +1 lap HAMMOND Christine Bike Dr Waldorf
27 +1 lap Madeira Lindsey
28 +1 lap LOPARCO Karen
29 +1 lap NEWBURY Tris DCMTB/CityBikes
30 +2 lap MONTE-SANO Chauncey
31 +1 lap KESSEL Ellen Artemis
DNF FINNEY Christie The Children in the Shoe Preschools and Daycare
DNF KNOPF Ilana DCMTB/City Bikes
DNF BAE Young-Sue
DNF FRANKO Jennifer Proteus Bicycles
DNF HUDSON Ashley Feedback Sports
DNF WILLIAMSON Christine
DNF SCHLEGEL Noelle

Category: 35+ 3/4 Men 90 starters

Place 45+ 55+ Time Last Name First Name
1 37:30:00 BLODGETT David
2 37:31:00 LILLIBRIDGE Joe
3 X 38:08:00 FRAZER Marc
4 38:08 HUHN Chris
5 38:08 KREISELMEIER Norman
6 X 38:10 WAHNER Paul
7 38:45 THOMPSON Scott
8 38:47 WILLIAMSON Brent
9 38:52 SEIBOLD Jonathan
10 39:05:00 MAY Johnny
11 39:08:00 MACON Chris
12 X 39:12:00 ROGERS John
13 39:12 Baake Kent
14 Beshore Michael
15 39:14:00 VAUGHN Tom
16 39:18 HEFFERNAN Mike
17 39:22:00 BERRY Jason
18 39:39:00 MICHEL Matt
19 39:42 WOODROW Ken
20 40:03 JENSEN Peter
21 40:26 MILLER Jim
22 40:44:00 SMITH Phil
23 X 984:00 SLOMAN Eric
24 41:07 GWADZ Joel
25 41:08:00 HEINTZ Geoffrey
26 41:21:00 ENGBLOM Thor
27 41:23:00 GUTZEIT Andreas
28 X 41:25:00 KOTUN Joseph
29 41:29:00 ? ?
30 41:39:00 HUDDLESTON Scott
31 X 41:43:00 IRVINE Ronne
32 X 41:45:00 WANCO Mark
33 41:47 Kamenick John
34 X 41:50 MESSERSMITH John
35 42:04:00 WALSH Ryan
36 42:12:00 KRAWCZEL Mike
37 X 42:13:00 OKEEFE Bill
38 42:24:00
39 X 42:35:00 WOLFE Thori
40 42:37:00 ADAIR Chris
41 X 42:38:00 KLOSE Steve
42 42:46:00
43 SCHIEKEN William
44 Wigfield Mark
45 43:36:00 WILLIAMS Rodney
46 43:41:00 PENANO Joe
47 43:51:00 GUE Todd
48 43:53:00 SCHULZ George
49 X X 43:59:00 LEA Rob
50 44:01:00 VANNIER Dave
51 X 44:23:00 TAMBEAUX David
52 X 44:36:00 CARLISLE James
53 44:38:00 CUSACK Patrick
54 45:23:00 ANDERSON Dave
55 X X (+1) 45:37 DIBIASI Nunzio
56 46:02:00 LINDEMAN Peter
57 46:05:00 COLBY Robert
58 (+1) 37:41 BLANCHARD Timothy
59 (+1) 37:50 MATHIAS Michael
60 X X (+1) 38:26 Frawozl Frank
61 X X (+1) 38:53 FRAZIER Barry
62 X WEBB Greg
63 X (+1) 39:57 ZOELLER Michael
64 (+1) 40:15 GULL Jason
65 (+1) 40:20 MARCHAL Matthew
66 (+1) 41:53 MAISTO John
67 X (+1) 44:23 THOMPSON Tony
68 (+1) 43:01 BRACH Norman
69 X (+1) 45:53 GILMAN Daniel
70 X X (+1) 46:17 BRIGGS James
71 (+1) 46:96 PRICE Sean

dns 402 CUSACK Patrick
dns 405 BILLINGTON Bryan
dns
dns X 409 KAY David
dns
dns X 411 ANDERSON Jeff
dns X 413 REVERE James
dns 414 DRAJEM Mark
dns 416 ROJAS Raul
dns
dns 418 DONTIGNY Steven
dns X
dns 421 ARCHER Brian
dns 425 MCNEELY James
dns 427 CORREAL Andres
dns 428 BERNARD Darren
dns 429 BROWNE William
dns 438 TWYMAN Corey
dns 442 GRONVALL Peter
dns 446 BEATY Geoffrey
dns 448 GOULD Christopher
dns X 449 MORRIS Gary
dns X 450 SNYDER Thomas
dns 457 SHATTUCK Trevor
dns X 463 TOVAR Eric
dns X 464 PAISLEY Scott
dns 465 WILLIAMSON Brent
dns 466 MCDOWELL Kenneth
dns X 468 LUECKE William
dns 473 WHITTAKER Robert
dns 485 ROBINSON Evan
dns X 488 Hayes Peter
dns 600 Byer Marty

` Masters 55+ 1,2,3,4
6 starters Winning Time:43:59

Place Time Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 43:59 491 LEA Rob T.E.A.M FUJI
2 (+1) 45:37 490 DiBiasi Nunzio Yellow Breeches Racing
3 (+1) 38:26 497 Frawozl Frank
4 (+1) 38:53) 494 FRAZIER Barry
5 (+1) 46:17 493 BRIGGS James
dnf 492 WILLIAMS Ben Team Latitude/ABRT/Redline
dns 496 WITTWER Fred Van Dessel Factory Team Va.

Cat 4 Men 100 starters
DCCX ‘08
Place Time Last Name First Name
1 40:18 BARTLETT Matthew
2 41:01 RADES Paul
3 41:30 TROY Andrew
4 41:32 FABER Gregoire
5 41:56 BICKLING Todd
6 41:57 DOUGLAS Ryan
7 42:01 FLYNN Brian
8 42:41 CARROLL Matt
9 42:41 CARRAWAY Chris
10 42:43 BASSETT Benjamin
11 42:57 CERNICH Scott
12 42:59 BATTAN David
13 43:02 BECKMANN Brian
14 43:02 WELCH Andrew
15 43:07 CUTLER John
16 43:22 GIANCOLI Michael
17 43:30 SCOTT John
18 43:32 WHEATON Jonathan
19 43:34 PEARLMAN Jason
20 43:39 MOORE Thom
21 43:47 MORALI Jay
22 43:50 KRALEC James
23 44:00 BLAIR Patrick
24 44:10 HALL Josh
25 44:19 GLODEK John
26 44:28 CALDWELL Elliott
27 44:33 PHILLIPS Timothy
28 44:41 WOLFE Thori
29 44:47 SMEAD Chris
30 44:47 ROGERS Zachary
31 44:48 GUE Todd
32 44:53 MATTINGLY Chris
33 44:55 SCHIAVO Mike
34 44:59 SCHMIERER Brian
35 45:03 HEYWOOD John
36 45:09 OWENS Douglas
37 45:19 LEWANDOWSKI Adam
38 45:27 MCCASLAND William
39 45:29 SODA Chris
40 45:30 BRADLEY Brian
41 45:40 MITCHELL Arthur
42 45:55 GHAIS Aaron
43 45:58 LARUE John
44 45:59 CARLISLE James
45 46:04 KONIOWSKY Danny
46 46:12 HICKS Jon
47 46:13 TUCKER Matt
48 46:34 ZACHARY Rich
49 47:28 BAKER Matt
50 47:46 VICHICH Mark
51 47:49 NADAS Joshua
52 47:51 HOHENBRINK Richard
53 47:57 WIESENHAHN David
54 48:07 KLINE James
55 48:09 VENTOSA Joseph
56 48:16 PAXSON Brian
57 48:23 BAVIER John
58 49:00 HAYDEN Rene
59 49:10 AYERS Nathan
60 49:13 BROXTERMAN Brian
61 49:32 MARESCA Kevin
62 (+1) 40:55 PAUL Timothy
63 (+1) 40:51 MOORE Tchad
64 (+1) 40:57 PEEL Jeff
65 (+1) 41:30 GEARHART Scott
66 (+1) 41:55 BREEDEN Steve
67 (+1) 42:24 DUCNUIGEEN Jan
68 (+1) 42:34 GRONVALL Peter
69 (+1) 42:35 WILCOX Mark
70 (+1) 43:05 GAYFORD Mathew
71 (+1) 43:34 COHEN Josh
72 (+1) 45:11 MORRIS Kenneth
73 (+1) 45:49 ENGLEMAN Patrick
74 (+1) 46:02 COOK John
75 (+1) 47:21 CHOU Leon
76 (+1) 48:33 SCHOTT Sol
77 (+1) 49:15 HARRINGTON Brian
78 (+1) 49:56 HOLBEN Chris
dnf WHARTON Craig
dnf MARKS Jeffery
dnf TRESSLER Lyal
dnf ALLEN Alex
dnf SUGAR Richie
dnf JONES Thomas
dnf TABOR Ben
dnf EVEN Matthew
dnf PLOTZ Mark
dnf SCHLITZER Henry
dnf SWANSON Derek
dnf LUDICKE John
dnf ANKRAH Rodges
dnf VALDEZ Samuel
dnf MORRISON Ian
dnf MCGRATH Glenn
dnf PORTER Read
dnf HOLM Chad
dnf HUDSON Benjamin
dnf O’BRIEN Conor
dnf KENNEDY Andrew
dnf RESNICK Justin

Juniors 17-18 6 starters

Place Place in 3/4 field Time Bib # Last Name Team Racing Age
1 23 46:50:00 394 BLACK
2 40 390 LORTZ III Kelly Benefits Strategies 17
3 65 48:25:00 391 MAUCH NCVC/Inova Health System 15
4 67 49:09:00 392 KLOSE Adventures for the Cure 16
dnf 393 TAMBEAUX Adventures for the Cure 15
395 BYER

Category: Jun 10-16 15 starters

Bib # Place Time Last Name First Name Team
182 1 16:04 KLOSE Jimmy Adventures for the Cure
181 2 16:08 MAUCH Justin NCVC/Inova Health System
193 3 18:55 BYER MAX
194 4 20:10 TAMBEAU LARS
187 5 21:02 THOMPSON Jake Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
185 6 21:05 BELL Noah RacerHeads SLC
183 7 22:01 KLOSE Tommy Adventures for the Cure
176 8 22:35 BATTON NICK
184 9 23:50 ROHR Holden Adventures for the Cure
192 10 24:36 YAGER Nolan
190 11 25:37 ROHR Avy Adventures for the Cure
191 12 26:46 SOREFF JONES Jacob proteus
186 13 31:56 ENGBLOM Nicholas NCVC/Inova Health System
188 DNF REVERE Ethan Altius Cycling Team
189 DNF BELL Daniel Racerheads SLC

Marc News

Weston Schempf of C3-Sollay.com claimed his second consecutive victory in the City Bikes DCCX Cyclocross Race in Washington, D.C. The race, held on the grounds of the historic Armed Forces Retirement Home and presented by DCMTB/City Bikes, is the third in the BikeReg.com MABRA cross series.

Schempf rode away from the rest of the men’s field early in last year’s race, but had a much more difficult path to victory in the second-annual event. The hard work of teammate Mike Gallagher and untimely crashes by two other members of the five-man lead group allowed him to pull away for the victory. Gallagher held off U.S. Olympian Bobby Lea for his second, second-place finish of the day.

Whole Foods’ women’s elite race Patty Buerkle of Vanderkitten took a flier from the leading group of women’s riders and got into a two-woman breakaway with Kristin Gavin of Human Zoom/Pabst Blue Ribbon. Buerkle broke away later in the race to win it all. Sobe - Cannondale’s Betsy Shogren, who won the event last year, ended up third.

The race, the only cyclocross race held in the nation’s capital, had more than 400 registered riders, and hundreds more spectators who came out to enjoy the grounds of the AFRH, the frites prepared by biking legend Scott Scudamore and lots of free-flowing refreshments.

The Belgian Embassy chipped in too, sponsoring the Li’l Belgians kids’ race, which had more than four-dozen competitors ranging from age three to 10. Anxious parents were treated to a tasty Cote d’Or chocolate after their kids’ raced.

The race was held on a classic, European-style cyclocross course, with lots of transitions from road to a grass. The course was softened but not thoroughly muddied by a pounding rain the day before. It had a tricky barrier and some slick roots to keep things interesting; even a few of the top riders sported bloodied shins or lips by the end of their races.

The DC Mountain Bike Team sponsored DCCX with the assistance of sponsors City Bikes, Whole Foods Market - P Street, Sticky Fingers Bakery, Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar, DrinkMore Water, Looking Glass Lounge, CX Magazine and the wonderful Belgian restaurant Granville Moore’s, which supplied its horseradish sauce for the frites.

Whole Foods upped the payout for the elite women this year, and the field of 22 starters was nearly four times as big as last year’s and the largest women’s elite field in MABRA’s history. Mid-Atlantic cross “just seems to get more and more competive,” said Gavin, who drove in from Philadelphia for the race.

The elite men’s race, with 35 starters, had a field twice as big as last year’s. It showed. Schempf, who lives in nearby Bethesda, moved out front with a group of five riders early in the elite race, including teammate Gallagher. They put distance on any chasers, but with ample open road sections, no one could break free of the pack.

With a few laps to go, two members of the group crashed coming on to a small bridge, and Schempf jumped free. Gallagher, who had his bike slide out from under him as he vied for the lead in the elite master’s race a few hours earlier, avoided that crash and stuck close to Schempf for second.

“It’s a deceptive course,” Schempf said. “It was nice to know I didn’t have to do all the work alone.”

Blair Saunders of Henry’s Bikes, who led a futile effort to catch Schempf in DCCX last year, instead rode away from a stacked field in the elite masters race this time around. Saunders eased off the gas as mountain-bike legend Gunnar Shogren of Sobe - Cannondale and Mark Kutney of Van Dessel Cycles fought it out for the first-lap prime. He put an attack on them just a few minutes later.

“They weren’t motivated to chase,” Saunders deadpanned. From that point, only Gallagher could fight his way onto his wheel, but “he took the corner too hot, and that was the race,” said Saunders, who won by 10 seconds. “I wish every course could be like this, with this many road sections.”

The Cat 3/4 race was also decided by a crash. The race leader hit a slick root on the back of the course, went flying, and took down Adam Driscoll of Adventures for the Cure, who was cruising along just behind him. His brother Alex, in the third spot, just steered clear of the carnage, but wasn’t so lucky a few minutes later when a lapped rider swerved into his path. Ian Mathias of Hunt Valley Bicycles won the race, Alex was second and Adam third.

In the women’s 3/4 race, which had a Mabra-record 34 pre-registered riders, mountain-biking ace Lynne Oliver of DCMTB crushed the competition in her first-ever cyclocross race.

Results are here.
Photos: Joe Foley on Flickr

Video is here.
Photos and blog here: http://www.gwadzilla.blogspot.com/

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